Title: good song...crappy video
Tags: music video blogs
Blog Entry: As a child of the 80’s I was all kinds of excited when MTV debuted. After all, those were the days when music video channels actually showed music videos. Back then I thought that every video was a directorial masterpiece. I was convinced that right after completing “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Steven Spielberg took a job at MTV. Now, with the invention of VH1 Classic, I get to relive my youth and watch these videos all over again! (YAY!) Wait a minute...as I watched these again I realized that most of these videos are straight up crap! Everywhere I looked there was spandex, makeup, and big hair teased with Aquanet #5...and that describes the dudes! What the hell was wrong with me? How could I have once thought these videos were good? I must have been drugged (there is no other explanation). When was Prozac invented? Can I sue my parents? Where the hell is Johnnie Cochran?!? For whatever reason the era of the crappy video died somewhere around the mid-90’s. I guess the directors must have figured out that girls in short skirts made for an interesting watch and I (admittedly) haven’t seen a bad video since. Actually, ever since “The Real World” debuted I haven’t seen too many videos at all (damn you, MTV). There isn’t a Hall of Fame for bad videos…although there should be. So, it appears that it is up to me to help memorialize this era with the first of many crappy videos that are attached to good songs. Good song, but ridiculously cheesy video. Be sure to stay tuned until the last second to watch the sad ending. Someone hand me a tissue…
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